Graduate Certificate in Modern Languages Education

Course overview

This course will give you insight into the nature of language and its role in human learning and expression, while developing your communication skills and intercultural awareness.

Successful completion of the Graduate Certificate in Modern Languages Education will make you eligible to apply for entry to the Master of Modern Languages Education with 50 credit points of advanced standing for the ‘Languages Teaching’ specialisation. Visit the Graduate Certificate in Modern Languages Education website

What you will learn

Gain expert strategies for teaching and learning modern languages education. And you'll develop know-how to help recognise and analyse the needs of students who require modern language education.

Course structure

50 points of coursework, comprising 4 x specialist core subjects:

Second Language Teaching Methodology

Grammar for Language Teachers

Language Acquisition and Teaching

Supervised Teaching (Second Language).

After successfully completing this course you will be eligible for 50 credit points towards the Master of Modern Languages Education, as well as other master courses.

Entry requirements

A four-year education degree, or equivalent, or

An undergraduate degree in any discipline and at least 100 credit points, or equivalent, of graduate study in education.

All applicants must have a major in a language other than English, or provide a statement of equivalence, and be eligible for registration with the Victorian Institute of Teaching.

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Employment Outcomes

Graduates of Humanities, Culture & Social Sciences postgraduate courses at University of Melbourne had the following employment outcomes:

Employed full time: 68.0% (national average 80.6%)Studying full time: 17.0% (national average 8.7%)Median full time salary: $65,000 (national average $77,000)

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